Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 31, Issue 4 , Pages 322-326 , October 2002

Adolescents’ acquisition of cigarettes through noncommercial sources

  • Brian C Castrucci, B.A.

      Affiliations

    • The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Karen K. Gerlach, c/o Sandra Pierzhanowski, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, P.O. Box 2316, College Road East and Route 1, Princeton NJ 08543-2316, USA.
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  • Karen K Gerlach, Ph.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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  • Nancy J Kaufman, R.N., M.S.

      Affiliations

    • The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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  • C.Tracy Orleans, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

,Accepted 25 March 2002.

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Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 31, Issue 4 , Pages 322-326 , October 2002

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